Reform of the medicare AAPCC: Learning from previous proposals

Inquiry

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 62-77

  Blumberg, Linda J ^a   Evans, Alison ^b  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPITATION FEE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; LAW; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT;

EID: 0031899063     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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